Apply for a Council Tax discount for someone in hospital or a nursing or care home

If someone living in your property moves into hospital or a nursing or care home and without them there is only one adult living in your home, you can apply for a 25% discount on your Council Tax

If a property is left empty because the person who used to live there has gone into hospital or a nursing or care home, you can apply for an exemption (which means you don't have to pay Council Tax for the property).

This form will ask you to provide

• Your details.
• The address for the application (if different from your address).
• The Council Tax account reference (if known).
• The names of all the people over the age of 18 living at the property.
• The name of the person in hospital or a nursing or care home.
• The date they went in.
• If the person is in hospital - the name of the hospital and the ward they are in (if known).
• If the person is in a nursing or care home - the name, phone number and address of the nursing or care home.

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Please refer to our Corporate Privacy Notice for further details on how we process your personal information and your rights. This is also available in other formats (e.g. print).

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